What was it?
280 km around Madeira and Porto Santo. Plastic opened conversations about invisible issues like deep-sea mining. Signatures were collected along the way.
Context
Good news: in 2025, Portugal decided by law that nobody may mine its deep ocean floor until 2050. The deep ocean holds metals that industry wants, for example for phones and batteries. If we keep our devices longer, repair them and recycle their metals, we need less new material.
Where?
Madeira and Porto Santo.
Who joined?
Local NGOs, supported in gathering petition signatures.
The wider ocean issue
Visible trash opens conversations about threats that stay hidden, deep below the surface.
How you can take part
Book a talk about deep-ocean issues.